Microsoft Outlook 2013 STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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DTOO253 - Object Model Prompt for Save As
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Object Model Prompt behavior for the SaveAs method must be configured.
If an untrusted application uses the Save As command to programmatically save an item, the application could add malicious data to a user's inbox, a public folder, or an address book. By default, w...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO251 - Object Model Prompt for Reading Address
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Warning about invalid signatures must be enforced.
If users open email messages that include invalid digital signatures, Outlook displays a warning dialog box. Users can decide whether they want to be warned about invalid signatures in the future. ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO252-Object Model Prompt for Meeting Response
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Object Model Prompt behavior for Meeting and Task Responses must be configured.
If an untrusted application programmatically responds to tasks or meeting requests, that application could impersonate a user response to the tasks or meeting requests with false information. By d...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO249 - Object Model Prmpt for auto email send
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Object Model Prompt for programmatic email send behavior must be configured.
If an untrusted application programmatically sends email, that application could send mail that includes malicious code, impersonate a user, or launch a denial of service attack by sending a large ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO256 - Trusted Add-Ins Security
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DTOO237-Disable "remember password" on eMail Accts
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The remember password for internet e-mail accounts must be disabled.
As a security precaution, password caching for email Internet protocols such as POP3 or IMAP may lead to password discovery and eventually to data loss. An attacker that is able to access the user...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO243 - Level 1 Attachment prompt
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DTOO281 - Sync RSS Feeds w/Common List
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DTOO242 - Level 1 Attachment Prompt on sending.
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The prompt to display level 1 attachments must be disallowed when sending an item.
To protect users from viruses and other harmful files, Outlook 2013 uses two levels of security, designated Level 1 and Level 2, to restrict access to files attached to e-mail messages or other ite...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO283 - Dwnld articles as HTML attachments
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Disabling download full text of articles as HTML must be configured.
Many RSS feeds use messages that contain a brief summary of a larger message or an article with a link to the full content. Users can configure Outlook to automatically download the linked content ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO277 - Links in Email Messages
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Hyperlinks in suspected phishing email messages must be disallowed.
Outlook's Junk E-mail Filter evaluates each incoming message for possible spam or phishing content. Suspicious message detection is always turned on. By default, Outlook handles suspicious message...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO279 - Enable RPC Encryption
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RPC encryption between Outlook and Exchange server must be enforced.
The remote procedure call (RPC) communication channel between an Outlook client computer and an Exchange server is not encrypted. If a malicious individual is able to eavesdrop on the network traff...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO221 - Junk Mail UI
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Automatically downloading enclosures on RSS must be disallowed.
This policy setting controls Outlook's ability to automatically download enclosures on RSS items.Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO274 - Internet with Safe Zones
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Internet with Safe Zones for Picture Download must be disabled.
Malicious email senders can send HTML email messages with embedded Web beacons, which are pictures and other content from external servers that can be used to track whether recipients open the mess...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO275 - Incl. Intranet with Safe Zone
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Intranet with Safe Zones for automatic picture downloads must be configured.
Malicious email senders can send HTML email messages with embedded Web beacons, which are pictures and other content from external servers that can be used to track whether recipients open the mess...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO240 - Level 1 Attachments
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The ability to display level 1 attachments must be disallowed.
To protect users from viruses and other harmful files, Outlook uses two levels of security, designated Level 1 and Level 2, to restrict access to files attached to email messages or other items. Po...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO270 - External Pictures & content
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Outlook Object Model scripts must be disallowed to run for shared folders.
In Outlook, folders can be associated with custom forms or folder home pages that include scripts that access the Outlook object model. These scripts can add functionality to the folders and items ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO344 - Outlook Rich Text options
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DTOO227 - Digital Signature handling
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The ability to add signatures to email messages must be allowed.
Outlook users can create and use signatures in email messages. Users can add signatures to messages manually, and can also configure Outlook to automatically append signatures to new messages, to r...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO230 - No fldr home pages / non-default stores
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Folders in non-default stores, set as folder home pages, must be disallowed.
Outlook allows users to designate Web pages as home pages for personal or public folders. When a user clicks on a folder, Outlook displays the home page the user has assigned to it. Although this f...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO233 - OOM scripts for Public Folders
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Outlook Object Model scripts must be disallowed to run for public folders.
In Outlook, folders can be associated with custom forms or folder home pages that include scripts that access the Outlook object model. These scripts can add functionality to the folders and items ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO232 - OOM scripts for Shared Folders
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DTOO285 - Internet Calendar Integration
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DTOO269 - Attachments to Secure Temporary Folder
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DTOO280 - Authentication w/Exchange Svr
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Outlook must be configured to force authentication when connecting to an Exchange server.
Exchange Server supports the Kerberos authentication protocol and NTLM for authentication. The Kerberos protocol is the more secure authentication method and is supported on Windows 2000 Server and...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO284 - Auto download attachments Internet Cal
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Automatic download of Internet Calendar appointment attachments must be disallowed.
Files attached to Internet Calendar appointments could contain malicious code that could be used to compromise a computer. By default, Outlook does not download attachments when retrieving Internet...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO271 - Auto Download from Safe lists
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Automatic download content for email in Safe Senders list must be disallowed.
Malicious email senders can send HTML email messages with embedded Web beacons, or pictures and other content from external servers that can be used to track whether specific recipients have opened...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO229 - Make Outlook the default program
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DTOO260 - SMime message formats
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Message formats must be set to use SMime.
Email typically travels over open networks and is passed from server to server. Messages are therefore vulnerable to interception, and attackers might read or alter their contents. It is therefore ...Rule Medium Severity
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